Marionette

The final piece of the puzzle is Hugh Leech, who will man production and logistics. Hell bring his can-do attitude, charm, and booming laugh to the table. Hugh developed his love of making ingredients from scratch at Gin Palace, and is not scared of the hard work and hours on the road that will be needed to bring Marionette Liqueurs to fruition. Fi... rst and foremost Marionette was made possible thanks to a handful of dedicated Australian farmers. We are constantly blown away not only by the quality of their produce, but by their dedication, enthusiasm and their generosity. So to Richard, Rob, Glen, John, Mark your teams and your families - thank you. There is a long rich history of farming in this country, a history that extends far back beyond 1788. To learn about Australias first farmers and their complex systems of agricultural practices Bruce Pascoes Dark Emu: Black seeds, agriculture or accident? (2014) or Bill Gammage's The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines made Australia (2011) are great starting points. In Victoria, Marionettes produce is grown on traditional lands of the people of the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Wurundjeri and the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nations, and the Latji Latji, Nyeri Nyeri and Ngintait (Nintay) traditional owners. We pay respect to the long custodianship of the traditional land owners of Tasmania, and acknowledge the palawa people, todays Aboriginal community, as the traditional owners of the land. We pay our respects to First Nations elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.Read More